St. Georges Night - April 2008

Wednesday, 30 April 2008 00:00

As many of our regular party-goers know, we have enjoyed some great nights down the years in our efforts to raise funds for the school, with a wide array of weird and whacky themes. But this event was something else!

The Munch trio band have a magnificent pedigree when it comes to their musical backgrounds, which is why they have been performing professionally across the length and breadth of Europe since the late 1990s. They are described as “dynamic and good humoured”, a group who play “lively, danceable hits from the 50s through to present day No1s.”

Take drummer Robin Hill, for example. Having once played in the same band – The Squad - as Terry Hall, who went on to join the famous 1980s Two Tone group The Specials, Hill has toured with super groups such as The Clash and the Communards, while backing vocalist and guitarist Colin Trevorrow worked with The Farm and The Shamen, earning him appearances at Glastonbury Festival and the Royal Albert Hall.

The third member of the trio, Mike Deakin, developed his singing and guitar strumming skills in the company of a member of the famous Liverpool band The LA’s and is these days a professional session musician.

Our St George’s Night celebrations certainly went with a swing with the fantastic repertoire of songs from Munch as they belted out rock, pop and dance hits from the 1950s through to the present day.

Considering they hail all the way from Merseyside and are in such high demand, we were privileged to have Munch come and perform for us over two hour-long sessions during our St George’s Night entertainment, which included a ploughman’s and disco, all of which got underway at 8pm.

As with our very successful Burns Night drinking and dancing continued late into the night before the long struggle home. All in all a fantastic and fun-packed evening was had by all with many a sore head in the morning!

Shaun Millar – PTA Chairman